Harmonizer's Evolution (Balancer's Soul cycle) (83 page)

The air around the crowd seemed to be renewed with all of the reinforcements that had come back. The fights were much livelier and there was more joy in every face. Things were less bleak and
that lifted everyone’s spirits.

Weeks passed and the approaching deadline began making everyone have some form of
apprehension
. The weapons were all made and being put to use in everyone’s daily sparring routine.

There wasn’t any more spies or intruders and Connor’s instinct said so.

Last week
Sarah
even won
her
first fight against Veronica. It was the same with Connor. With all the practical training
they
received from
their
friends
,
their
experience grew
by leaps and bounds
.
They
had finally grown to be on equal ground with
their
gigantic partners. Even the other partners grew more adept at defending themselves.

There were a few accidents, but none were life threatening. Plus there weren’t many fights that weren’t resolved quickly. Usually things became a little tense during the hotter midday hours, but a splash of water
i
s usually all that was really needed
to cool off the combatants
. And in town things were still oblivious
to the humans
from what Sher
iff Burrow
reported
a few days ago.

Two days before the June thirtieth feast it was still early in the morning as Sorono made his way onto the stage. He gained everyone’s attention and they stopped working or doing whatever else that occupied their focus.
“Attention everyone!”
Once all eyes were on him he continued.
“Each and every one of you have done more than could ever be asked
,
and for that I’m proud
to call you
all
friend
. We all know that our skills will be put to the final test in five days time. Our abilities are honed and your
skills sharpened
. We have all been working continuously for this cause. As such I have something to offer you all.”
She
saw Connor staring in confusion, just like everyone else.
“It will do no good to work yoursel
ves
to death and a little break is just what we need.
What I’m saying is, all of today’s training is cancelled. Go and spend time with your mate and those you love. Gain some perspective to remember
just
what we are fig
hting for. For the next two day
s
,
go and do what
ever
you want. Just come back here by noon on the thirtieth
for the feast and party
. Please enjoy yourselves and be safe.”

After several seconds of realization
,
the crowd became more lively than usual. Some people began taking up the offer instantly
after the roaring cheer began to subside
. Both Changers and Keepers began flying over the trees to go wherever they wanted. Many Balancers began running through the forest
,
to get started on their reprieve.

During all the excitement Connor whispered in
her
ear, which sent an electric
shock coercing through
her
body
“Where would you like to go?
”

Sarah turned to see him smiling her
favorite smile. But before
she
could say anything Kara announced “Honey, let
’
s go back to our mountain!”

Sarah’s
gaze swept to
the
left as Mark and Kara were standing and facing each other. He had a quizzical look on his facial features
as his liquid silver eyes studied his mate
. “Our mountain?”

“Yes,
our
m
ountain.” S
he said with a teasing smile. “You know, the one where I saw your wolf form for the very first time.
You and brother fought off that grizzly bear
together
.
”

He knew the exact place she meant. He snapped his fingers and said “
Gotcha. Alright, if that is where you want to go
,
do you want to fly or drive?
”

“Flying faster.” She grinned again and then looked over at
them
. “Brother, we’ll be seeing you in a few days. Have fun!” Kara
i
s almost always in a rush, this time was no different.

Her silver eyes began glowing at the pupil and her human form began altering. She wore her leather top and pants all the time
,
so she could transform at any given moment. As her body began changing into that of a wolf, she dropped to all fours. Between the shoulder-straps of her leather top, grew two beautiful wings covered in sandy blonde feathers. Then her body grew fur with the same colorings as her wings.

Soon Mark took his Fwen form as well
,
only his fur and wings were as black as his hair.

They said their goodbyes and soon flew off together.

“Well?” Sarah
turned around to see Connor waiting patientl
y. His rugged good looks made her
memory go blank from his question. “Where are we going, Princess?”

It really didn’t matter where she
wanted to
go
s
o
long as
they
were together.
They
could stay home, but it isn’t as romantic
,
having the kids so close.

Then it hit her
.

She
smiled and said happily “There is this one place we haven’t been to in a very long time.” He waited for more information and that made
her
shy
smile widen. “I haven’t seen my birthday present in close to two years. I’d like to spend some time
in
ther
e
once again.”

He grinned almost instantly. “I couldn’t agree more.”

They
said goodbye to the rest of
the
family as
they
scooped up the twin’s
from her
grandparents.
Ryan and Laura were both talking about something with
Jack and Jillian, but Sarah
grew
too excited to pay any real attention.
Her
plans for the next two days were to be with the one man in the world who makes
her
existence worth everything.

They
made
their
way to Jenny’s and she
became
worried tha
t it was time for them
to head out to fight
.
They
explained what was going on and she relaxed.
Jenny was as worried about this coming conflict as
they
were.
She said she didn’t have work tonight so she’d care
of
her grandchildren
the whole time
while they
went to go spend
precious
time together.

Before they
left
on
a
two day getaway,
they
ran home to get
a sleeping bag and
cell phone
,
just
in
case of an emergency.

Connor and Sarah
decided to fly because it would be less conspicuous and faster. It didn’t take too long to find where Connor
does his survival seminars
. They
flew to the ravine and it
looked
completely different than
she
remembered it
from last time. The last time she
came
here was for
her
birthday and
at the time winter gripped the land
. The ground was covered in snow, but now everything was all so alive and green.

They
flew inside the ravine together and stopped once he found the large boulder that sealed
away
the
birthday present
from the world
. He removed it from the side of the rock-wall and went in the dark tunnel first.
Sarah held up the boulder with her
power over Terra as he checked things out. He came back after making an orange glow in the room
several minutes later
. Everything
remained
just the way it
had been
left. She
flew into the tunnel with him and replaced the boulder securely where it was once before.

They
walked hand in hand, down the tunnel and made
their
way
in
to the dome. It was still as magi
cal as it
was the
first
time
. The central firelight reflected off the dome that
stood
covered in tiny facets of melted glass. It gave the impression that it was made from diamonds
as it shimmered and made the room come alive
.

O
n the ground by the fire
lay
the
unrolled
sleeping bag
,
ready to be used. It had been so long since
they
were truly alone a
nd together that Sarah
couldn’t contain
her
self. There were no children to
over
hear, no adults to crack jokes
at
her
and no worries outside
their
personal world for the next two days.

Connor jus
t stood back and was watching her
marvel at his work. Only this present was the third most beau
tiful thing that’s happened to her in her
three hundred year old life. T
he second most beautiful were her
babies. Then the most amazing person that stood before
her was her
mate. His windblown
,
sandy blonde hair was laid back to show his strong and rugged features. His predatory hazel eyes were watching
her
with passion and it sped
her
heart rate
to make her skin feel afire
. Then there
came
the smile he only shares with her
and all of
her
inhibitions went
right
out the window. He was all her
s
and
her
plans were simple.

Sarah
threw
her
arms around his neck and twined
her fingers in his hair. Her
lips met his and found the perfect rhythm to
the
mood. He felt the same thing. Without knowi
ng how
,
her
top and pants
vanished and ended up on the other side of the room
,
she
struggled to get off
the
chainmail, armguards and
greaves
, but they were
eventually
shed,
finally freeing her flesh
.

Connor didn’t have as much trouble, but he was about to get
in
some.

She
smiled and threw
herself playfully at him. She
locked
her
legs around his waist
, took him into herself
and began making love with
her
mate.

When it was all over
they
laid on
their
backs
,
panting heavily from
the
exqu
isite pleasure and exhaustion. Her
skin
remained
hot and thick with sweat that was also blended with
her
husband’s.
Her
long
hair spread in every direction which seemed to please him almost as much as he pleased
her
.

All of his
chiseled
muscles were relaxed, but were still iron hard. His skin held his own sweat that glistened in the flickering light.
He was stretched out
,
looking like the rested Greek God that he
i
s. The only thing that was out of place were his kiss swollen
lips that probably matched hers
.